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European MPs debate actions to punish Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai conviction
European lawmakers have renewed their calls for the bloc’s executive arm to revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status, and to sanction the city’s chief executive and officials to protest the conviction of former media boss Jimmy Lai on national security …
Politics Insider: Trump backs off on European tariffs after ‘framework’ reached on Greenland deal
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he is backing down on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries over his demand to annex Greenland, after reaching what he called a “framew…
How could Canada, EU, NATO respond to a U.S. takeover of Greenland?
The possibility of a forceful U.S. takeover of Greenland is raising many unprecedented questions — including how Canada, the European Union and NATO could respond or even retaliate against an ostensible ally.…
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Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is under arrest in the US, facing drug-related charges. He is unlikely to ever return to his nation. The operation to arrest him, Operation Absolute Resolve, was a success.…
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Why the US can batter Iran, but can’t bend it
If you look at Iran right now, you will see a nation mired in almost every possible crisis. Western sanctions that have finished off any chances of growth for the country, nationwide protests triggered by a severe economic distress, decades of repressi…
China’s Discursive War Less reasons for India to indulge
Dr. Bhavna Singh
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A report by the US Pentagon recently became the reason for unease amongst the apparatchiks in the Chinese political circles with the US disclosing a huge build-up of China’s military arsenal.…
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Aung San Suu Kyi casts a long shadow over Myanmar from behind bars
From behind bars, Aung San Suu Kyi casts a long shadow over Myanmar
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Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent
As of Wednesday the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 20 years in detention in Myanmar,…
Trump aide’s ‘Modi didn’t call’ claim, then a Jaishankar-Rubio call. What next for India-US trade deal?
It’s been nearly five months since the tariffs on Indian exports to the US hit a massive 50% — half of it termed “penalty” by President Donald Trump over India’s purchase of Russian oil — and there continues to be uncertainty on when a trad…
Vitol, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery: Report
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Global commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura are in discussions with Indian and Chinese refiners for Venezuelan crude oil sales, with deliveries expected in March. These efforts follow agreements with the U.S.…
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Opinion | Trumpianism: How The West Morally Hollowed Out The Order It Built
Donald Trump has eviscerated idealism with the wrecking ball of neo-imperialism
The West has always positioned itself as a beacon of progressivism. An enlightened hemisphere standing for a rules-based global order underpinned by democracy, respect for …